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V. TESTA.

MECHANICAL TOY AEROPLANE.

APPUCATION FILED Aue.2z, 1920.

Patented Mar. 29, 1921.

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MECHANICAL TOY AEROPLANE.

APPLICATION FILEDAUGJI, 1920.

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INVENTOR WITNESS! ATTORNEY UNITED STATES VINCENZO TESTA OF ST. CATHERINES, ONTARIO, CANADA.

MECHANICAL TOY AEROPLANE.

Specification of Letters Batent.

Patented Mar. 29, 1921.

Application filed August 27, 1920. Serial No. 406,378.

To all to 7mm it may concern Be it known that I, ViNCENZO Tns'rA, subject of the King of Italy, residing at St. Catherines, in the Provinceof'Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Mechanical Toy Aeroplanes, of which the following 1s a specification.

This invention relates to toys, particularly-to mechanical toys, and has for its object the provision of a mechanical toy aeroplane adapted to be suspended from a suitable support and equipped with a spring motor driven propeller whereby the toy will be caused to travel in a circular path.

An important object is the provision of a device of this character having a portion of the body formed as a cover which may be removed to permit access to the interior mechanism for the purpose of making repairs or adjustments. I

Another object is the provlsion of a device of this character in which the planes are'pivotally mounted upon a cover member so that they may beswung to lie along the body so that the device may be easily packed as it will occupy but relatively small space and not require as large a shipping box as if the wings were rigid in their transverse position.

An additional object isthe provision of a device of this character which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, highly efficient in use, durable and amusing, and a general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings inwhich- Figure 1 is a plan view of the device, Fig. 2 is a side elevation,

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view, Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view taken in advance of the wings or planes,

Fig. 5 is a perspective viewof the cover member, and

Fig. 6 is a'plan view of the fuselage with the cover and planes removed. Referring more particularly to the draw ings, thenumeral 10 designates the body or fuselage of the'device which is of the shape.

commonly used in aeroplane construction and which is formed of any suitable light weight material, preferably tin. Depending from the underside of the body is an inverted U-sha-ped yoke 11 supported by inclined-braces'12 and carryingrwheels 13 which represent the landing gear of the aeroplane. At its rear end the body 10 is provided with a transverse elevator plane 14 and a vertical rudder 15.

this cover carries ears or lugs 19 registering with the lugs 17 and detachably connected therewith by suitable bolts 20.

Located within the body is a spring motor 21 of any ordinary or preferred type and which includes a winding post 22 upon which a suitable key may be engaged for placing the spring motor under tension.

The motor of course includes the usual train of gears indicated at 23, which operate to drive the ultimate shaft 24c which projects beyond the front end of the body and carries a propeller 25.

The numerals 26 and 27 designate the planes which are formed of suitable material, which may be tin, and which are spaced apart by vertical struts 28. The planes are mounted upon the body 10 by means of a suitable bolt or rivet 29 which passes through the center of the lower plane 27 and through the cover 18. By this connection it will be seen that the planes may be rotated so as to lie along the body so that the-device may be packed readily for shipment or. storage without necessitating the use of an excessively large box or the like. The lower plane 27 is formed with an ear or lug 30 through which passes a screw 31 screwed into the body for holding the planes in position transversely of the body.

The numeral 32 designates a flexible member which may be a looped strap, wire, or the like, which passes centrally through the upper plane 26 and to which any suitable suspending cord or the like may be attached by means of which the device may be suspended from the ceiling, a chandelier, or the to operate the rotation of the propeller will cause the device to travel in a circular path, giving the appearance of an aeroplane in flight.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will be apparent that I have thus provided a simply constructed and consequently inexpensive toy aeroplane which may be easily operated, which will be very amusing and entertaining, and which will be durable and eflicient in every way.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in the form, construction, and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims. Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a body provided in its top with an opening, a cover detachably secured upon 7 the body for closing said opening, and a pair of spaced planes rotatably carried by said cover whereby to dispose them selectively in transverse relation to the body or to lie longitudinally therealong.

2. A device of the character described comprising a body provided in its top with an opening, a cover detachablysecured upon 7 the body for closing said opening, a pair of spaced planes rotatably carried by said cover whereby to dispose them selectively in transverse relation to the body or to lie longitudinally therealong, and means for holding said Wing's rigid in transverse relation to the body. 7 V

3. A device of the character described comprising a body, a spring motor therein, a shaft extending from the forward end of the body and driven by said motor, a propeller on said shaft, a pair of planes pivotally mounted upon the top of the body and adapted to be disposed longitudinally thereof or transversely thereof, and means for holdings-aid planes in such transverse position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

VINCENZO TESTA. 

